Published: Friday, March 15, 2013 at 10:09 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, March 15, 2013 at 10:09 p.m.

Wofford will mark the halfway point of the spring football season with a 10 a.m. scrimmage on Saturday at Gibbs Stadium.

Head coach Mike Ayers said he wants to see, in addition to effort and execution, guys enjoying a chance to play on their game field in a game-like situation.

“I think the kids are looking forward to having some fun,” Ayers said. “Any time you go into that stadium, the fun meter had better be on.”

Wofford on Friday finished its seventh practice of the spring and will have seven more, including the final scrimmage next Saturday. Workouts end on March 27.

“The coaches want to see effort, most of all,” Ayers said. “I want to see if we know what we’re going and how to do it. I want to see guys compete the right way. There are a lot of young guys who have to step and compete for starting jobs. I want to see how they do.”

Linebacker is one of those positions. With the graduation of Mike Niam and Phillip LeGrande, and with rising seniors Mike McCrimon and SeQuan Stanley recovering from injuries, the Terriers will test a crop of newcomers with unfamiliar names.

“Most of those guys basically acted as scout-team players last year,” Ayers said. “Now they’re going to be playing on our defense instead of running cards. It’s a different deal. They’re going to find out what it’s like at full-speed.”

The Terriers also lost four offensive linemen (Calvin Cantrell, Jake Miles, T.J. White and Josef Grommer from Spartanburg High School).

In addition, starting guard Tymeco Gregory (Greer High) is also recovering from injury, leaving center Jared Singleton as the only veteran on the line spring. Underclassmen looking to step into those roles are T.J. Chamberlain, Jared Wilken, Jon Boyd, Kane Sherrill and Tony Goodwin.

“There’s always a learning curve with offensive linemen,” Ayers said. “There is a lot to teach and a lot to think about. We have some kids who are big enough, strong enough and athletic enough. We want to get an indication of whether they completely understand what they need to do.”

<p>Wofford will mark the halfway point of the spring football season with a 10 a.m. scrimmage on Saturday at Gibbs Stadium.</p><p>Head coach Mike Ayers said he wants to see, in addition to effort and execution, guys enjoying a chance to play on their game field in a game-like situation.</p><p>“I think the kids are looking forward to having some fun,” Ayers said. “Any time you go into that stadium, the fun meter had better be on.”</p><p>Wofford on Friday finished its seventh practice of the spring and will have seven more, including the final scrimmage next Saturday. Workouts end on March 27. </p><p>“The coaches want to see effort, most of all,” Ayers said. “I want to see if we know what we're going and how to do it. I want to see guys compete the right way. There are a lot of young guys who have to step and compete for starting jobs. I want to see how they do.”</p><p>Linebacker is one of those positions. With the graduation of Mike Niam and Phillip LeGrande, and with rising seniors Mike McCrimon and SeQuan Stanley recovering from injuries, the Terriers will test a crop of newcomers with unfamiliar names.</p><p>Wofford has six redshirt freshmen linebackers — Lance Cook, Jordan Claytor, Jim Dolinak, Tyler Gleason, James McLelland and Pfifer Nicholson — as well as sophomore Tyrese Little.</p><p>“Most of those guys basically acted as scout-team players last year,” Ayers said. “Now they're going to be playing on our defense instead of running cards. It's a different deal. They're going to find out what it's like at full-speed.”</p><p>The Terriers also lost four offensive linemen (Calvin Cantrell, Jake Miles, T.J. White and Josef Grommer from Spartanburg High School). </p><p>In addition, starting guard Tymeco Gregory (Greer High) is also recovering from injury, leaving center Jared Singleton as the only veteran on the line spring. Underclassmen looking to step into those roles are T.J. Chamberlain, Jared Wilken, Jon Boyd, Kane Sherrill and Tony Goodwin.</p><p>“There's always a learning curve with offensive linemen,” Ayers said. “There is a lot to teach and a lot to think about. We have some kids who are big enough, strong enough and athletic enough. We want to get an indication of whether they completely understand what they need to do.”</p>